I could almost die from the cuteness of these finger puppets! To think, an adorable zombie? A cute-as-a-button vampire? All the creatures in my book, Halloween Good Night, in finger-puppet form. Perfect craft and plaything for preschoolers!

How to Make Your Very Own Halloween Finger Puppets

Assembly is easy-peasy. If you're not into sewing, all you need is glue. Or use glue and embroidery floss and a needle. Either works just fine. A note on glue: I discovered the hard way that fabric glue doesn't work well on felt. Best pick, Elmer's All Purpose or Ailene's Tacky/Craft glue.

How to Make Halloween Good Night Finger Puppets

A helpful infographic!

The infographic above lists everything you'll need and the steps to construct. But first you'll want the pattern! Download the PDF Halloween Finger Puppet Pattern. And to keep track of what little pieces go where (and what colors I used), my initial sketch may help.

Now for the fun part, I'll "talk" you through each puppet and share any tips or special features.

Globster

I embroidered the eyes and mouth and blanket-stitched around the sides. The body could have been light blue or gray.

Wood Imp

I'll admit, this one's a fave. The body is tan with a beige nose, black hair, red cap, and brown skirt snipped partway up. I embroidered the mouth and did french knots for eyes.

Don't know how to do a french knot? Well, check out this YouTube how-to!

Werewolf

Do they come any cuter? Embroidered eyes, and embroidered over the teeth (I was afraid they'd fall off). To make the fur, I cut a small rectangle of black felt, then cut it into a zillion little matchstick-sized pieces, then glued them on at one end.

Mummy

After gluing on cheeks and making french knot eyes, I used on long strip of white and trimmed it as I arranged it in overlapping layers.

Zombie

This girl turned out adorable. French knot eyes, embroidered fangs, and frayed hair made by separating strands of wool thread.

Witch

Eyes and hair like above, but I added warts. Because Witch. My broom end is two layers, the bottom beige, the top light brown with slits cut like the Imp's skirt.

Goblin

French knot eyes, embroidered fangs (three this time), tiny tuft of yarn-hair, and lots of love made this guy one of the cutest of the bunch!

Ghost

The only tricky part of this ghost was knowing how far to stitch along the edge. I went a little too far - child fingers fit better than adult.

Vampire

No tricks here, just treats. Sweet pink-cheesed smile with a bite, French knot eyes, blanket stitched all along the sides.

Boggart

Boo! I think the best parts of this crazy guy are his single tuft of hair and crazy, mis-matched eyes!

I would love love LOVE to see your finished projects! You can take your puppets #halloweengoodnight on Instagram or email me an image. Happy haunting!

What's more fun than dressing up on October 31st and filling a bag with treats? Slime! Piñatas! Crafts! Fun! From all around the web, I've curated my favorite Halloween crafts for preschoolers to early elementary, each to go along with the picture book, Halloween Good Night. Without further introduction, let's get some BOO! on!

I've shared a handful of coloring pages, so now for even more fun! Below find a Vampire Dot-to-Dot and a Draw Your Own Ghoul page! I would LOVE to see your finished Ghouls. Feel free to share them on Instagram with the hashtag #halloweengoodnight or on my Facebook page. A few may show up as featured images on my website! (With your permission, of course.)

I could almost die from the cuteness of these finger puppets! To think, an adorable zombie? A cute-as-a-button vampire? All the creatures in my book, Halloween Good Night, in finger-puppet form. Perfect craft and plaything for preschoolers!

What, you may ask, is a Globster? Well, one might say it's a mythical sea monster, a relative of the classic horror beast, The Blob. Or, if you're familiar with the amazing picture book Halloween Good Night, you'll learn that a Globster is: epically cute, squishably cuddly, not the slightest big frightening, and every preschooler's new must-have bedtime friend!

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